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Lands, Minerals and Geology

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What We DoBoundary and Title ManagementGeologic Resources, Hazards & ServicesLand Areas of the National Forest System Reports (LAR)Landownership AdjustmentMinerals & Geology ManagementLeasable and Energy MineralsLocatable & Salable Minerals and Abandoned Mine LandsNational Forest System Mapping and DataSale of Forest Service LandsSpecial Use Authorizations and AdministrationContact…
#MineralsAndGeologyManagement, #LandManagement, #Environment, #Geology, geologic resources, #SpecialUses

Badland caves are cooler than you think

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Darley Newman and her guide Forest Service employee, Treva Slaughter, navigate the endless horizons of the Little Missouri National Grassland. (Photo credit: Darley Newman) America’s national forests and grasslands are popular destinations for recreational activities like swimming, hiking and rock climbing…
#IceCaves, #Grasslands, #CavesAndKarst, #Geology, #Recreation

Caves & Karst

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#CavesAndKarst, #Geology, #MineralsAndGeologyManagement, #Recreation, #Nature

Critical Minerals Projects

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#Minerals, #MineralsAndGeologyManagement, #Economy, #Geology

Caves & Karst - Educational Resources

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CavesLIVE: Bringing Caves and Karst to LightCavesLIVE is a Distance Learning Adventure created to raise awareness and understanding of caves and karst. Through this experience you will learn about specially adapted animals, fossils, unique cave rock formations (speleothems), and twisting tunnels that lie just below our feet in many areas around the world and even on other planets! Caves provide…
#CavesAndKarst, #ConservationEducation, #Recreation, #Kids, #Youth, #Geology, #Science

Paleontology

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What is Paleontology?Paleontology is the scientific study of life in the geologic past, based on examination of fossilized remains of once living organisms, such as tracks, bones, teeth, plants, and shells. Fossils are unique, nonrenewable resources that paint a ancient portrait of life on Earth. This history was written over billions of years in the pages of sedimentary rock layers, where…
#Paleontology, #Dinosaurs, #Recreation, #Geology, #MineralsAndGeologyManagement, #Archaeology